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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2006 Oct 27;40(1):96–98. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.001

Table 1.

Revised Stigma Scale: Items of Subscales

Items (number from original scale) Subscale Alpha Correlation with Original Subscale
24. I have been hurt by how people reacted to learning I have HIV.
35. I have stopped socializing with some people because of their reactions of my having HIV.
36. I have lost friends by telling them I have HIV.		 Personalized stigma .75 .90, p<.01
17. I am very careful who I tell that I have HIV.
25. I worry that people who know I have HIV will tell others.		 Disclosure .73 .74, p<.01
7. I feel that I am not as good a person as others because I have HIV.
12. Having HIV makes me feel unclean.
15. Having HIV makes me feel that I’m a bad person.		 Negative Self-image .84 .85, p<.01
14. Most people think that a person with HIV is disgusting.
16. Most people with HIV are rejected when others find out.		 Public Attitudes .72 .71, p<.01